Mongo Santamaría
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Mongo Santamaría was a Cuban percussionist and bandleader renowned for blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz and popular music.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ percussionist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cal Tjader
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fania All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Tito Puente NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Bobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ramón Santamaría Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-02-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Cuban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
ⓘ
Latin jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ salsa ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afro-Cuban jazz musicians
ⓘ
Latin jazz percussionists ⓘ |
| instrument |
bongos
ⓘ
congas ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Afro-Cuban jazz movement ⓘ |
| name | Mongo Santamaría NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz
ⓘ
popularizing Afro-Cuban percussion in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Afro Blue
NERFINISHED
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El Bravo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongo at the Village Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabroso NERFINISHED ⓘ Watermelon Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
percussionist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Miami, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Fania Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Fantasy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverside Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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